Third annual Youth Civic Engagement Symposium hosted by Erie Together, Gannon University and U.S. Senator Pat Toomey's Office.
More than 170 students from 12 different schools took part. It was an amazing day hearing from federal, state and local government officials representing the executive, legislative and judicial branches. We also had excellent speakers from Gannon University, the Erie-Western PA Port Authority and the Erie Downtown Development Corporation.

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Erie Together held its annual cross team meeting. The agenda consisted of report outs from each of the 4 action teams, as well as a table activity to discover new, actionable ideas to engage caring adults in a child's education success.

This informational forum was held on January 30, 2014 to educate parents on Common Core Standards. Parents were given the opportunity to ask panelists questions and submit questions after the event. Q & A can be found in the recent news section.

Erie Day School National Junior Honor Society hosted a "Pie in the face" event to raise funds to help raise awareness of poverty and raise funds for Erie Together. A check was presented to Project Facilitator, Mary Bula on May 16, 2014.

On August 18, 2014 the Erie County Public Library held a Kickoff to Kindergarten event to help students and families prepare to start school on the right path. Students received free books and other giveaways and were able to take their photo in a special frame. The event was held at most Erie County Library branches throughout the county.

In August 2014, Erie Together piloted the release of a new resource for parents of young children. The Kindergarten Ready Tool Kit includes a booklet of fun activities that will help children acquire the skills to help them be successful in Kindergarten and beyond. It also includes some free goodies for families.

The first Youth Civic Engagement Symposium was held on Friday, September 16, 2016 in honor of Constitution Day. More than 50 students from Erie County schools attended. The event was hosted by Erie Together, Gannon University, Senator Pat Toomey's Office and transportation was provided by Career Street.

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Our "Getting Ahead While Getting Out" self-sufficiency program needs adult mentors. Please contact GECAC's Teresa Swoger at tswoger@gecac.org for more information. The time commitment is minimal but the impact is huge!